Fernando Osorio

Who is Fernando Osorio?

Fernando Osorio is a singer-songwriter, born in Santa Fé, Bogotá and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. At age seven, Osorio played the cuatro, violin, flute and viola in school. In 1982, while being a member of the choir of his church, met Juan Carlos Perez and formed the duo Fernando y Juan. They recorded in 1985 their first album, which was only released in Venezuela. Osorio also has had combined a parallel career as a songwriter. Venezuelan performer Guillermo Dávila recorded in 1984 "Definitivamente" written by Osorio, being the first time someone recorded a song by Osorio. Karina and Ricardo Montaner followed Dávila and also included songs by Osorio on their respective albums. As a writer, his first success overseas came with "Sólo Con Un Beso" recorded by Montaner in 1988. The song peaked at number seven in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs in the United States. Osorio also composed "Ojos Negros" and "Vamos a Dejarlo" for Montaner's debut album. Osorio recorded a self-titled debut album in 1993. In 1996, he wrote "Lloraré" for Jerry Rivera's album Fresco, reaching number-one on the Latin Tropical Airplay chart. A year later he wrote "Se Mi Aire" for Mexican singer Cristian Castro.